Chords for The Boatman Video - LEVELLERS
Tempo:
92.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#m
D
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G#] [E]
[A] [E]
[F#m] [E]
[D] [E] [D]
[E] [A] [Em] [A] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[D] [Em] [D] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
If I could choose the life [F#m] I pleased then I would be [E] a poor man
[A] [E] [F#m] [E] I've seen isles and the [A] rivers free, no hasty words or [E] scorn
My [F#m] [Bm] only lure [Em] is the river [A] breeze that takes me to the open [E] seas
If [F#] I could choose the life I [D] pleased then I would [F#m] be a [E] bummer
[F#m] [E]
If I could choose the life I [D] pleased then [F#m] I would be a [E] roamer
[F#m] [E] If the road was not [F#m] for me then I would take [E] another
[F#m]
[Bm] Across mountains and the valleys [A] deep where I would take these weary [E] feet
If I could choose the life I [D] pleased then I would be [E] a roamer
[F#m] [E] [F#m]
[Em] [D] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m]
[Bm] But these things they're [A] so hard for me,
[Bm] can I choose [A] my own destiny?
[Bm] And all the things that [A] I want to see they're so [E] unclear
[A] [E]
[F#m] [E]
[Bm] [E] I wish I could choose the life I [D] pleased but I am [E] not a freeman
[F#m]
[Em] [F#m] [E] This world's my [A] destiny, my [D] power's never [Em] [A] broken
[Em]
[F#m] [Bm] And if [D] someday [A] I would be [Bm] everything [F#m] [A] that I dreamed I'd be
[Em] Then when I live the life I [D] pleased then [A] I'll be a freeman
[E]
[F#m] [Bm] And if someday [A] I would be [Bm] everything that [A] I dreamed I'd be
[E] Then when I live the life I [D] pleased then I'll [A] be a freeman
Then [E]
when I [Am] live the life I [D] pleased then I'll be a [E] freeman
[N]
[Dm] [Gm] [D]
[A] [E]
[F#m] [E]
[D] [E] [D]
[E] [A] [Em] [A] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[D] [Em] [D] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
If I could choose the life [F#m] I pleased then I would be [E] a poor man
[A] [E] [F#m] [E] I've seen isles and the [A] rivers free, no hasty words or [E] scorn
My [F#m] [Bm] only lure [Em] is the river [A] breeze that takes me to the open [E] seas
If [F#] I could choose the life I [D] pleased then I would [F#m] be a [E] bummer
[F#m] [E]
If I could choose the life I [D] pleased then [F#m] I would be a [E] roamer
[F#m] [E] If the road was not [F#m] for me then I would take [E] another
[F#m]
[Bm] Across mountains and the valleys [A] deep where I would take these weary [E] feet
If I could choose the life I [D] pleased then I would be [E] a roamer
[F#m] [E] [F#m]
[Em] [D] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m]
[Bm] But these things they're [A] so hard for me,
[Bm] can I choose [A] my own destiny?
[Bm] And all the things that [A] I want to see they're so [E] unclear
[A] [E]
[F#m] [E]
[Bm] [E] I wish I could choose the life I [D] pleased but I am [E] not a freeman
[F#m]
[Em] [F#m] [E] This world's my [A] destiny, my [D] power's never [Em] [A] broken
[Em]
[F#m] [Bm] And if [D] someday [A] I would be [Bm] everything [F#m] [A] that I dreamed I'd be
[Em] Then when I live the life I [D] pleased then [A] I'll be a freeman
[E]
[F#m] [Bm] And if someday [A] I would be [Bm] everything that [A] I dreamed I'd be
[E] Then when I live the life I [D] pleased then I'll [A] be a freeman
Then [E]
when I [Am] live the life I [D] pleased then I'll be a [E] freeman
[N]
[Dm] [Gm] [D]
Key:
E
A
F#m
D
Bm
E
A
F#m
[G#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
If I could choose the life [F#m] I pleased then I would be [E] a poor man
[A] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] I've seen isles and the [A] rivers free, no hasty words or [E] scorn
My _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] only lure [Em] is the river [A] breeze that takes me to the open [E] seas
If [F#] I could choose the life I [D] pleased then I would [F#m] be a [E] _ bummer _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _
_ _ _ If I could choose the life I [D] pleased then [F#m] I would be a [E] roamer _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] If the road was not [F#m] for me then I would take [E] another
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] Across mountains and the valleys [A] deep where I would take these weary [E] feet
If I could choose the life I [D] pleased then I would be [E] a roamer _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[Bm] But these things they're [A] so hard for me, _
[Bm] _ can I choose [A] my own destiny? _
[Bm] _ And all the things that [A] I want to see they're so [E] unclear
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ I wish I could choose the life I [D] pleased but I am [E] not a freeman
[F#m] _
_ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ This world's my [A] destiny, my [D] power's never [Em] [A] broken
_ [Em] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] And if [D] someday [A] I would be _ _ [Bm] _ everything [F#m] [A] that I dreamed I'd be
[Em] Then when I live the life I [D] pleased then [A] I'll be a freeman
_ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] And if someday [A] I would be _ _ [Bm] _ everything that [A] I dreamed I'd be
[E] Then when I live the life I [D] pleased then I'll [A] be a freeman
Then [E] _
_ _ _ when I [Am] live the life I [D] pleased then I'll be a [E] freeman _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
If I could choose the life [F#m] I pleased then I would be [E] a poor man
[A] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] I've seen isles and the [A] rivers free, no hasty words or [E] scorn
My _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] only lure [Em] is the river [A] breeze that takes me to the open [E] seas
If [F#] I could choose the life I [D] pleased then I would [F#m] be a [E] _ bummer _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _
_ _ _ If I could choose the life I [D] pleased then [F#m] I would be a [E] roamer _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] If the road was not [F#m] for me then I would take [E] another
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] Across mountains and the valleys [A] deep where I would take these weary [E] feet
If I could choose the life I [D] pleased then I would be [E] a roamer _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[Bm] But these things they're [A] so hard for me, _
[Bm] _ can I choose [A] my own destiny? _
[Bm] _ And all the things that [A] I want to see they're so [E] unclear
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ I wish I could choose the life I [D] pleased but I am [E] not a freeman
[F#m] _
_ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ This world's my [A] destiny, my [D] power's never [Em] [A] broken
_ [Em] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] And if [D] someday [A] I would be _ _ [Bm] _ everything [F#m] [A] that I dreamed I'd be
[Em] Then when I live the life I [D] pleased then [A] I'll be a freeman
_ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] And if someday [A] I would be _ _ [Bm] _ everything that [A] I dreamed I'd be
[E] Then when I live the life I [D] pleased then I'll [A] be a freeman
Then [E] _
_ _ _ when I [Am] live the life I [D] pleased then I'll be a [E] freeman _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _